OPERATIONS & MGMT CONSULTANT MGR - SES - 60011109

Requisition No: 870461 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: OPERATIONS & MGMT CONSULTANT MGR - SES - 60011109

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60011109 

Salary:  $1,945.56 - $2,884.62 Bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 02/25/2026 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.

NORTH FLORIDA EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FACILITY IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as an Operations & Mgmt. Consultant Mgr. – SES within the Safety & Operations. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

This position will assist the assistant institution superintendent in assuring management excellence and cost efficiency are accomplished in all administrative services functions and activities involved in the operation of a very large, licensed hospital for people who are suffering from the effects of mental illness. This responsibility includes:

• The incumbent shall manage the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utilities at the facility This is work supervising and directing employees. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports.  Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).
• Plan and schedule the maintenance work in accordance with established facility priorities and governmental agency standards such as the State Fire Marshal and the Department of Health.  This will include systems such as heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, plumbing, electrical, electronic/pneumatic controls, painting,  and carpentry. Manages all upkeep of landscape and grounds development.
• Delegate all work to the Maintenance  Supervisor; solicit proposals for required materials and services to assure the most cost efficient purchases.  Prepare and input requisitions into the MFMP system.
• Monitor and inspect employee work to assure maximum customer satisfaction and  quality work is provided on a timely basis.  Monitor and inspect all contracted services for compliance and timelines.
• As part of our staff satisfaction efforts, maintain effective relationships between hospital staff and management to facilitate maximum productivity, as well as early problem identification and resolution.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programs in the Maintenance Connection System  to extend the life of all systems and infrastructure.  Maintain records of scheduled completion of all such programs.
• Evaluates personnel job performance and provides necessary counseling or initiates disciplinary action if necessary.
• Involvement in directing, developing and implementing policies, procedures, goals and objectives designed to meet the mission of the hospital.

• Review and analyze periodic reports of key indicators of administrative and managerial performance, ensuring that necessary corrective actions, including change in hospital policy and procedures, are accomplished in a timely manner.
• Respond to and resolve administrative and operational problems such as substantial injury, allegations of abuse, staff incidents, damage to hospital property, major equipment failure, etc. Responsible for notifying the Hospital Administrator or designee as appropriate.
• As part of cost efficiency endeavors, ensure allocation of resources among Administrative Services areas of the hospital and make periodic adjustments due to changing operational conditions.
• As part of our management excellence endeavors, assist with the provision of administrative policy direction for the hospital within the context of departmental and district policies.
• Assist in the hospital strategic and annual business objectives and ensure these plans are appropriately reflected in budgetary requests and operational activities..

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to manage a consultative program designed to ensure the resolution of managerial and operational problems.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to assess budgetary needs.
• Ability to formulate policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other materials.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Class E Driver’s license.
• High school diploma or equivalent and seven (7) years of work experience in the following functional areas: facility management; operations and maintenance; clinical engineering; safety and security; planning, design and construction; or environmental management, three (3) years of which must have been in a health care setting; and including five (4) years of management/supervisory/administrative experience.

Candidate Profile (application) Requirements: 

Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.  

• Work History - entered with the most recent/current listed first: 

• Any and all State of Florida jobs 

• Any and all Florida University jobs 

• All periods of employment 

• Periods of unemployment 

• Gaps 3 months or more* 

• Education 

• Volunteer Experience 

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers including current place of employment. 

• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps. 

• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. 

• If claiming Right to First Interview, candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. 

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287. 

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida: 

• Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits. 

• For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com. 

       
DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS).  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

RETIREE NOTICE If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.